Baby name

RISING BOY · GERMANIC-ENGLISH
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Emerson

/EH · mer · sun/


“Son of Emery”

English surname meaning son of Emery, itself from Germanic Amalric meaning work-power; entered first-name use partly through the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.

em · emmy

gentle

How it ages.

Strong surname energy; aging well as the surname-as-first-name trend holds steady.

The cultural moment.

Rising in the US since the early 2000s, now in the top 200; also climbing in Brazil since 2010.